Iwai Hanshirô in 3 roles from Osome hisamatsu ukinano yomiuri: the nun Teishô; the country girl Omitsu; and the maid Osaku / Utagawa Kunisada

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Accession Number: 2003/1.457
Title: Iwai Hanshirô in 3 roles from Osome hisamatsu ukinano yomiuri: the nun Teishô; the country girl Omitsu; and the maid Osaku
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life Dates: 1786-1864
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1813-1827
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. James Hayes
Inscription: Artist's seal: Gototei Kunisada ga; Publisher's seal: Uemura Yohei; Censor's seal: kiwame + 2nd seal (undeciphered)
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 38.8 cm x 26.3 cm (15 1/4 in. x 10 3/8 in.)
Century: 19th century
Subject Matter: This image depicts the diversity inherent in the kabuki actor's range - particularly the playing of onnagata.
Primary Keywords: actors; kabuki
Secondary Keywords: entertainers; entertainment; how we live; people and occupations
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1906 x 2772
File Size: 460 KB
Record: 2003/1.457
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.457/2003_1.457.jpg

In public portfolios: Girlhood (313); Japan s Long 19th Century Workshop--UMMA Materials (46)

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Full citation: "Iwai Hanshirô in 3 roles from Osome hisamatsu ukinano yomiuri: the nun Teishô; the country girl Omitsu; and the maid Osaku; Utagawa Kunisada." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-1.457/2003_1.457.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.